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From July 2006 new obedience and agility rules and
awards are in place.
Prior to 1 January, 2000, a Tracking Dog Excellent Award (T.D.X.) and
Utility Dog (U.D.) title were required for an Obedience Champion Title
(O.C.). Dogs awarded an Obedience Champion title prior to this date have
O.C. following the dog's name. For dogs awarded O.C. after 1 January 2000,
the O.C. will appear before the dog’s name.
From 1 January 2000, new obedience and tracking rules apply and the
new title of Tracking Champion (T. Ch.) became available. From
this date, dogs which have gained their U.D. title and then obtain five further U.D.
passes of 185 points or more and three first places with a qualifying score under at least
two different judges may apply for the prefix Obedience Champion (O.C.). Tracking
titles will no longer be required to obtain an O.C.
Dogs that had already gained the O.C. title were eligible for a Tracking Champion title
by passing Track 6. Their O.C. title is retained as a suffix. Should dogs wish
to qualify for an O.C. under the new rules (5 additional U.D. passes, etc) the suffix
shall be dropped and replaced by an O.C. prefix.
From July 2006, an Obedience Champion (O. Ch.)
title is available for dogs that have obtained their U.D. title followed by a
further five qualifying scores of 185 or better, under at least three different
judges. For a period of 12 months from the introduction of the new rules,
dogs that have passes towards their O.C. continue under the former rules.
The title of Dual Champion and Triple
Champion is only open to pedigreed,
registered dogs who obtain the title of conformation Champion plus one or two
other Champion titles.
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